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The Fun They Had MCQ Questions Class 9 English with Answers

Question. Tommy walked away with the ______ book beneath his arm
(a) Torn
(b) Dusty
(c) Imaginary
(d) Both (b) and (c)

Answer :   B

Question. “……..If you don’t like it, you don’t have to read the book”- Who said this?
(a) Tommy
(b) Margie
(c) County Inspector
(d) Mrs. Jones

Answer :   A

Question. Who are Margie and Tommy?
(a) cousins
(b) brother sister
(c) friends
(d) neighbors

Answer :   D

Question. How long (approx.) did the inspector take to fix the mechanical teacher?
(a) 2 hours
(b) 1 hour
(c) 3 hours
(d) 4 hours

Answer :   B

Question. What was the diffrence between old schools and modern schools/
(a) old schools had many friends and modern school had no fellows
(b) old schools had human teachers and modern schools had robots
(c) old schools had playgrounds and modern school had only computers
(d) All

Answer :   D

Question. “Why would anyone write about school” -Who said this?
(a) Tommy
(b) Margie
(c) Mrs. Jones
(d) Blair

Answer :   B

Question. Margie was scornful-
(a) About her geography scores
(b) Knowing that the real book detailed about school
(c) About Tommy’s scores
(d) About festivals

Answer :   B

Question. The section of which subject was completely deleted from Tommy’s computer?
(a) English
(b) History
(c) Social Studies
(d) Geography

Answer :   B

Question. How old is Tommy?
(a) 10 years old
(b) 13 years old
(c) 15 years old
(d) 12 years old

Answer :   B

Question. What subjects did Margie and Tommy learn?
(a) Mathematics
(b) Science
(c) Geography
(d) All

Answer :   D

Question. According to Margie, in an older time, the schools were
(a) Big
(b) Brown
(c) Funny
(d) Stupid

Answer :   C

Question. Margie had to write out her homework
(a) In Russian
(b) In Punch code
(c) In English
(d) None of the above

Answer :   B

Question. The kids in the old schooling pattern went home together
(a) In between classes
(b) During afternoon breaks
(c) During festivals
(d) At the end of the day

Answer :   D

Question. What did the teacher in the real book do?
(a) Teaches through computer
(b) Gives lessons online
(c) Taught and gave questions in person
(d) Mailed them the lesson

Answer :   C

Question. How much time was taken to repair Tommy’s teacher?
(a) 5 days
(b) 25 days
(c) 20 days
(d) one month

Answer :   D

Question: Tommy got old book forms –
(a) His own house
(b) Library
(c) Margie’s house
(d) Friend’s house

Answer:    A

Question. Who was the regular teacher who taught the lessons?
(a) human teacher
(b) computer teacher
(c) who teaches
(d) mechanical robot teacher who teaches Margie and Tommy

Answer :   D

Question. Where was Margie’s school?
(a) in a village
(b) in a city outskirt
(c) in her own house
(d) in a room in her house where a computer was set up

Answer :   D

Question. Where did Tommy find the book?
(a) in a public library
(b) in a library
(c) in his house
(d) on the roadside

Answer :   C

Question. How old is Margie?
(a) 10 years old
(b) 11 years old
(c) 12 years old
(d) 13 years old

Answer :   B

Question. To which world does the story take the readers to?
(a) future world
(b) past world
(c) present World
(d) future world where computers will play a major role

Answer :   D

Question. Who is the main character of the story?
(a) parents
(b) children
(c) Margie
(d) Tommy

Answer :   C

Question. What did Tommy find?
(a) an old book with yellow crinky pages
(b) a yellow pages book
(c) a brand new book
(d) a diary

Answer :   A

Question: Margie was writing the diary on –
(a) 17th June 2157
(b) 17th May 2158
(c) 16th May 2057
(d) 17th May 2157

Answer:   D

Question. What is a telebook?
(a) an e-book
(b) an electronic book
(c) book stored in a computer
(d) all

Answer :   D

Question. Who went to school?
(a) Margie
(b) Tommy
(c) Teachers
(d) Margie and Tommy’s ancestors

Answer :   D

Question. Why did Margie’s mother call the County Inspector?
(a) to repair a leakage
(b) to talk to Margie
(c) to talk to Tommy
(d) to check the fault in Margie’s teacher in the Geography section

Answer :   D

Question. Why did Margie hate school?
(a) because of machine work
(b) no fun was there
(c) no new things
(d) All

Answer :   D

Question: The writer of the story “The fun they had”
(a) Isaac Asimov
(b) Arthur Rimbaud
(c) Shakespeare
(d) Gieve Patel

Answer:  A

The Fun They Had Class 9 Important Questions

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1: How was the book that Tommy found different from his own books?

Answer: The book that Tommy found was an old, real book which belonged to his grandfather’s grandfather. It had crinkly, yellow pages whereas, Tommy’s books were telebooks by mechanical teachers, computers.

Question 2: What kind of book did Tommy show to Margie?

Answer: The book that Tommy showed to Margie was an old, real book which belonged to his grandfather’s. It had crinkly yellow pages, where all the stories were printed on paper and the words stood still.

Question 3: Why did Margie hope that the County Inspector would take away her mechanical teacher?

Answer: Margie hoped that the County Inspector would take away her mechanical teacher because she had performed poorly in all the geography tests and had developed a strong disliking for the school.

Question 4: Tommy thought the old books were funny and a big waste. Why?

Answer: Tommy thought that the old books were a waste because the words stood still and did not run. He also thought that they were a big waste because they could not be reused like the screen of their mechanical teacher.

Question 5: What did County Inspector do to improve Margie’s performance?

Answer: The County Inspector found that the geography sector had been geared too quick. He slowed it up to an average 10-years level. He found the overall pattern of Margie quite satisfactory.

Question 6: What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have?

Answer: Margie and Tommy had mechanical teachers, computer, and telebooks. Their school had. no separate building. They had robotic teachers showing lessons and testing papers. Their teachers were always on and kept waiting for them.

Question 7: Why did Margie hate school?

Answer: Margie hated school, which was a room in her house only, because her teacher was a mechanical one. It kept giving her test papers where answers had to be written as punch codes. The results were given instantaneously.

Question 8: What differences do you find in present school and the school described in the lesson ‘The Fun They Had’?

Answer: In present day schools, students study together in a separate building and teachers are human beings whereas, in the lesson the school was at home and the teacher was mechanical.

Question 9: How does Tommy describe the old kind of teachers?

Answer: Earlier, the teachers were not mechanical teachers, they taught the children in a special building where all children went to learn. They asked questions and gave them home work.

Question 10: Why did Margie find the book strange?

Answer: The book had yellow and crinkly pages and the words standing still unlike moving on a screen. When they turned back to the pages read before, there were the same words on it when they read it the first time. All these things were strange for Margie.

Question 11: Why did Margie’s mother send for the County Inspector? What did he do?

Answer: Margie was not performing well in her geography tests. The County Inspector took the teacher apart and put it together again as its geography sector was geared a little too quick.

Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1: In spite of all comforts and luxuries in today’s world, our grandparents still cherish their own time when life was quite tough. Give your own views regarding this in 80-100 words.

Answer: Our grandparents lived during the years of 1950s to 1970s. At that time life was very simple yet tough. They had time to explore the surroundings and the world. They had parks to play with less of pollution around them. Mechanical gadgets were there but were used only for necessary activities. There were rivers where they could go for picnics and treks without the fear of being getting any allergy. The school was more of a fun place where they met their friends. They studied but were not competing against each other. For them togetherness was important rather than competition.

In today’s world we are competiting against our friends. We have all the facilities of life but we do not have time for our family and friends. We like to play but on computers and play station rather than with our sibilings and friends.

Question 2: How was Margie’s school different from the schools that existed hundreds of years ago?

Answer: Margie’s school was at home. She had a mechanical teacher, telebooks, no other students were there in the class and work was fed in by the mechanical teacher by punch codes. Whereas, the old schools had proper buildings, many students, human teachers who gave homework and asked questions. Everyone learned the same things and books were of paper. So, it is clearly visible that Margie’s school was totally different from the schools that existed hundreds of years ago.

Question 3: How is Margie’s school different from a normal school?

Answer: Margie’s school had a room installed with a computer from which she used to learn the lessons. There were no teachers to teach die students. No homework was given to the students. The computers gave them tests and the results were given instantly. There was no one to do the corrections or solve their problems. There were no classmates even. So, Margie’s school was very different from a normal school.

Value Based Question

Question 1:‘Machines can’t replace human beings.’ Explain this in 80-100 words with reference to the Lesson ‘The Fun They Had’.
OR
In context of the lesson ‘The Fun They Had’ do you think mechanical teachers or computer instructors cannot replace humans as teachers.

Answer: A teacher not only has to teach and explain things but also has to understand the mindset of the students. A computer instructor will only be able to deliver the lesson but will not be able to understand the problems of the students. A teacher (human) emotionally connects to the students to make the child comfortable, but this is not the case with a mechanical teacher. Teaching can be best done by a person because then only will they be able to pass on the correct values and lessons to the students.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

Question 1: “Today Tommy found a real book!”
It was a very old book. Margie’s grandfather once said that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were printed on paper.

1. The old book was found by ………….
2. Margie was surprised to see the book because ……….
3. Pick out a word from the following which means ‘small’:
   (a) old
   (b) once
   (c) little
   (d) very

Answer:

1. Tommy
2. all the stories were printed on paper
3. Little

Question 2: It was a very old book. Margie’s grandfather once said that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were printed on paper. They turned the pages, which were yellow and crinkly, and it was awfully funny to read words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to-on a screen.

1. Why the pages of the book were yellow?
2. Did Margie see the book for the first time?
3. Trace a word from the passage that means ‘with many folds or lines’.

Answer:

1. The pages of the book were yellow because the book was quite old.
2. Yes, Margie saw the book for the first time.
3. Crinkly.

Question 3: Margie went into the schoolroom. It was right next to her bedroom and the mechanical teacher was on and waiting for her. It was always on at the same time every day except Saturday and Sunday because her mother said little girls learned better if they learned at regular hours.

1. Where was Margie’s schoolroom?
2. Explain ‘mechanical teacher was on’.
3. Write the opposite of ‘regular’.

Answer:

1. Margie’s school room was next to her bedroom.
2. Computer was on.
3. Irregular.

Question 4: “Because it’s not our kind of school, stupid. This is the old kind of school that they had hundreds and hundreds of years ago.” He added loftily.

1. Who is ‘he’ in the above lines?
2. “Our kind of school.” What kind of school they have?
3. Trace the word from the extract that means “in a superior way”.

Answer:

1. ‘He’ in the above lines is Tommy.
2. They have future classrooms with mechanical teachers.
3. Loftily.

Question 5: Tommy looked at her with very superior eyes. “Because it’s not our kind of school, stupid. This is the old kind of school that they had hundreds and hundreds of years ago.” He added loftily.

1. Why did Tommy call Margie stupid?
2. What does ‘they’ here refer to?
3. Find the word which means “in a superior way”.

Answer:

1. Tommy called Margie stupid because she was too ignorant.
2. ‘They’ here refers to the students of centuries ago.
3. Loftily.

Question 6: Margie did so with a sigh. She was thinking about the old schools they had when her grandfather’s grandfather was a little boy. All the kids from the whole neighbourhoods came, laughing and shouting in the schoolyard, sitting together in the schoolroom going home together at the end of the day. They learned the same things, so that they could help one another with the home work and talk about it.

1. Which school is Margie thinking about in the above lines?
2. What is the advantage of those old schools?
3. Which word in the passage means “breathing out deeply”?

Answer:

1. Margie is thinking about the school of her grandfather’s grandfather when he was a little boy.
2. The advantage of the old school was that everyone used to learn the same thing and could help each other in the homework. The children could go and come together also.
3. Sigh

MCQ Questions for Class 8 Hindi: Ch 1 ध्वनि Vasant

1. कवि पुष्पों को सहर्ष किससे सींचना चाहता है?

(क) नव जीवन के अमृत से

(ख) नव जीवन के जल से

(ग) नव जीवन की वर्षा से

(घ) इनमें से कोई नहीं

► (क) नव जीवन के अमृत से

2. ‘ध्वनि’ कविता के रचयिता निम्नलिखित में से कौन हैं?

(क) रामधारी सिंह दिनकर

(ख) सूर्यकांत त्रिपाठी निराला

(ग) सुमित्रानंदन पंत

(घ) महादेवी वर्मा

► (ख) सूर्यकांत त्रिपाठी निराला

3. कविता से जीवन के प्रति कवि के  किस दृष्टिकोण का ज्ञान होता है?

(क) आशावादी एवं उत्साही

(ख) निराशा एवं हताशा

(ग) नास्तिकता  

(घ) इनमें से कोई नहीं

► (क) आशावादी एवं उत्साही

4. ‘मेरे वन में मृदुल वसंत’  – यह वन किसके प्रतीक के रूप में है?

(क) जंगल के  

(ख) उद्यान  के

(ग) प्रकृति के

(घ) कवि के जीवन के

► (घ) कवि के जीवन के

5. कवि पुष्प-पुष्प से क्या खींच लेना चाहता है?

(क) मिठास  

(ख) पराग

(ग) खुशबू  

(घ) तंद्रालस लालसा

► (घ) तंद्रालस लालसा

6. अभी किसका अंत न होगा?

(क) वसंत का

(ख) कवि के जीवन का

(ग) प्रभाव का

(घ) कलियों का

► (ख) कवि के जीवन का

7. वसंत आने से वृक्षों की ……………बढ़ गई है।

(क) कोमलता    

(ख) मधुरता

(ग) चंचलता  

(घ) इनमें से कोई नहीं

► (क) कोमलता    

8. कवि कलियों को कौन-सा संदेश देना चाहता है?

(क) कोयल कूकने का

(ख) भौंरों के गुंजार करने का

(ग) सूरज निकलने का

(घ) मनोहर प्रभात का

► (घ) मनोहर प्रभात का

9. ‘कलियाँ’ किसका प्रतीक हैं?

(क) नवयुवकों का

(ख) फूलों का

(ग) वसंत का

(घ) प्रातः काल का

► (क) नवयुवकों का

10. कवि निम्नलिखित में से किस तरह की कलियों पर अपना हाथ  फेरना चाहता है?

(क) पुष्पित    

(ख) मुदित

(ग) स्वप्निल 

(घ) निद्रित

► (घ) निद्रित

11. कवि खिले फूलों को कहाँ का द्वार दिखाना चाहता है?

(क) उपवन का
(ख) विद्यालय का
(ग) अनंत का
(घ) उद्यान का

► (ग) अनंत का

12. आलस्य में डूबे युवाओं के लिए कविता में कौन-सा शब्द प्रयुक्त है?

(क) प्रत्यूष  

(ख) पुष्प

(ग) वसंत  

(घ) नवजीवन का अमृत

► (ख) पुष्प

13. ऋतुराज किसे कहा जाता है?

(क) ग्रीष्म 

(ख) शरद

(ग) वसंत  

(घ) वर्षा

► (ग) वसंत

14. कवि ने इस कविता में संदेश की वर्ग को दिया है?

(क) मज़दूर वर्ग को 

(ख) युवा पीढ़ी को

(ग) महिलाओं को

(घ) बुजर्गों को

► (ख) युवा पीढ़ी को

ध्वनि  प्रश्न अभ्यास (महत्वपूर्ण प्रश्न उत्तर )

प्र॰1 कवि को ऐसा विश्वास क्यों है कि उसका अंत अभी नहीं होगा?

उत्तर – कवि को विश्वास है कि अभी उसका अंत नहीं है। उसके अंदर जीवन को जीने के लिए उत्साहए प्रेरणा व ऊर्जा कूट-कूट कर भरी है। एक मनुष्य तभी स्वयं का अंत मान लेता है जब वह अपने अंदर उत्साह को कम कर देता है। परन्तु कवि के अंदर ये तीनों प्रचुर मात्रा में हैं। तो कैसे वह स्वयं का अंत मान ले। इसलिए उसका विश्वास है कि वो अभी अंत की ओर जाने वाला नहीं है।

प्र॰2 फूलों को अनंत तक विकसित करने के लिए कवि कौन-कौन-सा प्रयास करता है?

उत्तर – फूलों को खिलने के लिए कवि उन कोमल कलियों को जो आलस से भरी हैं और सुप्त अवस्था में पड़ी हुई हैं, अपने कोमल स्पर्श से जगाने का प्रयास करता है ताकि वो नींद से जागकर एक मनोहारी सुबह के दर्शन कर सके। अर्थात्‌ उस युवा-पीढ़ी को नींद से जगाने का प्रयास करता है जो अपने जीवन के प्रति सचेत न रहकर अपना जरुरी समय बरबाद कर रही है और वो ये सब अपनी कविता के माध्यम से करना चाहता है।

प्र॰3 कवि पुष्पों की तंद्रा और आलस्य दूर हटाने के लिए क्या करना चाहता है?

उत्तर – कवि पुष्पों की तंद्रा एवं आलस्य दूर हटाने के लिए उनमें जीवन अमृत रूपी पराग का संचार करना चाहता है ।

MCQ Questions for Class 8 English It So Happened Chapter 11 Ancient Education System of India with Answers

Question 1.
What was considered as the highest form of donation back then?
(a) Contribution towards food
(b) Contribution towards education
(c) Contribution towards children
(d) All of the AboveAnswer

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Question 2.
When did I-Qing and Xuan Zang visit Nalanda?
(a) 5 Century CE
(b) 12 Century CE
(c) 7 Century CE
(d) None of the Above

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Question 3.
What did teachers have autonomy for?
(a) Selecting students
(b) Designing their syllabi
(c) Concluding the course
(d) All of the AboveAnswer

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Question 4.
What is the other name of Chanakya?
(a) Panini
(b) Magadh
(c) Chandragupta Maurya
(d) KautilyaAnswer

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Question 5.
Takshashila included religious teachings of___________.
(a) Hinduism
(b) Buddhism
(c) Christianity
(d) IslamAnswer

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Question 6.
Where did monks and nuns learn?
(a) Temples
(b) Viharas
(c) Gurukuls
(d) Tols

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Question 7.
How long did children stay away for their homes?
(a) For each standard
(b) For a year
(c) For a decade
(d) Till they achieved their goalsAnswer

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Question 8.
Maitreyi, Viswambhara, Apala, Gargi and Lopamudra have been called _____.
(a) Queens
(b) Woman scholars
(c) Teachers
(d) Sisters of scholarsAnswer

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Question 9.
How did students memorise what was taught in class?
(a) By writing
(b) By meditating
(c) By revising
(d) By playingAnswer

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Question 10.
“_____ were the residential places of learning”
(a) Temples
(b) Gurukul
(c) Tols
(d) ViharasAnswer

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Question 11.
Besides their teachers, who helped the younger students?
(a) Advanced students
(b) Parents
(c) Society
(d) KingAnswer

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Question 12.
What was taught in the name of Physical education?
(a) Krida
(b) Vyayamaprakara
(c) Yogasadhana
(d) All of the AboveAnswer

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Question 13.
The education system emphasised on ______.
(a) Healthy mind
(b) Healthy body
(c) Both a and c
(d) None of the aboveAnswer

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Question 14.
Which balance were students taught to appreciate?
(a) Balance between animals and plants
(b) Balance between universe and the world
(c) Balance between education and personal life
(d) Balance between nature and human beingsAnswer

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Question 15.
“To them, India was a land of _____”
(a) Wealth
(b) Abundance
(c) Greenery
(d) WonderAnswer

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Ancient Education System of India Class 8 NCERT Questions and Answers

Comprehension Check (Page No 92)

Question 1: Why were travellers attracted towards India?

Answer: The fame of Indian culture, wealth, religions, philosophies, art, architecture, as well as its educational practices had spread far and wide. Also, the education system of ancient times was regarded as a source for the knowledge, traditions and practices that guided and encouraged humanity. So to the travellers, India was a land of wonder and they were attracted towards our country.

Question 2: What were the sources of the ancient education system?

Answer: The ancient system of education was the education of the Vedas, Brahmanas, Upanishads and Dharmasutras. Medical treatises of Charaka and Sushruta teachings were the sources of learning.

Question 3: What were the features of education system in ancient India?

Answer: Some of the features of education system in ancient India included the following:

(i) Teaching and learning followed the tenets of Vedas and Upanishads fulfilling duties towards self, family and society, thus encompassing all aspects of life

(ii) Education system focused both on learning and physical development

(iii) Education in India had a heritage of being pragmatic, achievable and complementary to life.

Question 4: What was the role of guru in pupils’ lives?

Answer: The Gurus and their pupils worked conscientiously together to become proficient in all aspects of learning. In order to assess pupils’ learning, shastrartha (learned debates) were organised. Also, pupils at an advanced stage of learning guided younger pupils.

Comprehension Check (Page No 97)

Question 1: Where did nuns and monks receive their education?

Answer: Monks and nuns received their education in monasteries which were the centres of art and learning.

Question 2: What is Panini known for?

Answer: Panini was a Sanskrit grammarian who gave a comprehensive and scientific theory of phonetics, phonology, and morphology. He was an expert in language and grammar and authored one of the greatest works on grammar called Ashtadhyayi.

Question 3: Which university did Xuan Zang and I-Qing study at?

Answer: Nalanda, when Xuan Zang visited it, was called Nala and was a centre of higher learning in various subjects

Question 4: Which subject did Xuan Zang study in India?

Answer: Xuan Zang studied logic, grammar, Sanskrit, and the Yogacara school of Buddhism during his time at Nalanda.

Question 5: How did society help in the education of the students?

Answer: Financial support came from rich merchants, wealthy parents and society. Besides gifts of buildings, the universities received gifts of land. This form of free education was also prevalent in other ancient universities like Valabhi, Vikramshila and Jagaddala.

Exercise

Discuss the following questions in small groups and write your answers.

Question 1: Which salient features of the ancient education system of India made it globally renowned.

Answer: Some of the salient features of the ancient education system of India that made it globally renowned are listed as below:

(i) The ancient education system of India focused on the moral, physical, spiritual and intellectual aspects of life.

(ii) Teaching and learning followed the tenets of Vedas and Upanishads fulfilling duties towards self, family and society, thus encompassing all aspects of life.

(iii) It emphasised on values such as humility, truthfulness, discipline, self-reliance and respect for all creations.

Question 2: Why do you think students from other countries came to India to study at that time?

Answer: Students from other countries came to India to study because:

(i) In ancient times, monasteries/viharas were set up and around these viharas, other educational centres of higher learning developed, which attracted students from other countries.

(ii) In ancient times, Takshashila was a noted centre of learning, including religious teachings of Buddhism, for several centuries. It continued to attract students from around the world.

Question 3: Why is education considered ‘a way of life’?

Answer: In ancient India, both formal and informal ways of education system existed. Indigenous education was imparted at home, in temples, pathshalas, tols, chatuspadis and gurukuls. There were people in homes, villages and temples who guided young children in imbibing pious ways of life, that is why education is called a way of life.

Question 4: What do you understand by holistic education?

Answer: Holistic education is based on the premise that each person finds identity, meaning, and purpose in life through connections to the community, to the natural world, and to spiritual values such as compassion and peace.

Question 5: Why do you think Takshasila and Nalanda have been declared heritage sites?

Answer: Takshashila was an ancient Indian city, It is an important archaeological site and the UNESCO declared it to be a World Heritage Site in 1980. Nalanda was one of the oldest universities of the world and UNESCO declared the ruins of Nalanda Mahavihara, a world heritage site.

The Comet-II MCQ Questions Class 8 English with Answers

Question. How old was Khoka?
(a) Eight
(b) Five
(c) Ten
(d) Seven

Answer:  A

Question. The experts decided to have
(a) defensive measures
(b) no worry at all
(c) aggressive measures
(d) faith in God

Answer:  C

Question. ‘In the middle of ——, Duttada got a letter from Sir John’
(a) Nov
(b) Oct
(c) April
(d) July

Answer:  B 

Question. Duttada became quite friendly with
(a) many Britishers
(b) Forsyth
(c) Sir Macpherson
(d) nobody

Answer:  C

Question. ‘Don’t you know that this is all ——?”
(a) Funny
(b) Publicity
(c) Rubbish
(d) Superstitious

Answer:  D

Question. How close did Comet Dutta come near Earth?
(a) Very close
(b) 50,000 kilometres
(c) 80,000 kilometres
(d) Not so close

Answer:  C

Question. Where did Duttada rush reading the telex message?
(a) Court
(b) Roof
(c) Rasagolla shop
(d) No where

Answer:  B

Question. “Mr. Dutta, I will give you an honest answer!” – What was that answer given by Sir John?
(a) He was not going to buy Christmas presents till Dec 15
(b) He was not going to celebrate his Christmas
(c) He would not buy any gifts for anyone
(d) He was not going to buy Christmas presents till Dec 24

Answer:  A

Question. when did he receive the next message from Sir John?
(a) October 10
(b) November 15
(c) December 15
(d) November 18

Answer:  B

Question. On which date either the comet would hit the earth or would pass by a near as safe distance?
(a) Oct 10
(b) Nov 22
(c) Nov 15
(d) Dec 15

Answer:  D

Question. Who were the experts presents for the conference?
(a) Astronomers
(b) Computer scientists, nuclear physicists
(c) Space technology, biologists
(d) All of them

Answer:  D

Question. What was the crowd at his home for?
(a) Greeting him
(b) A yajna
(c) Lunch
(d) Star-gazing

Answer:  B

Question. Why was crowd gathered under a Pandal?
(a) To welcome Duttada
(b) Yajna
(c) For comet
(d) None of these

Answer:  B

Question. At what distance comet Dutta came closest to the earth?
(a) 10,000 km
(b) 40,000 km
(c) 90,000 km
(d) 80,000 km

Answer:  D

Question. What was the first thing experts did in the meeting?
(a) Checked and rechecked James’ calculations
(b) Came to solutions
(c) Disagreed upon James’ predictions
(d) Had lunch

Answer:  A

Question. For how may days the conference lasted under a total cover of secrecy?
(a) One week
(b) Two week
(c) Five days
(d) 6 months

Answer:  A

Question. How long did the Conference continue for?
(a) A day
(b) Two days
(c) A week
(d) Two weeks

Answer:  C

Question. Comet Dutta was going to collide with:
(a) Earth
(b) Mars
(c) Moon
(d) Stars

Answer:  A

Question. ‘. . . . It would be all right if a descendant of yours did it’ – who was the ‘descendant’?
(a) Khoka
(b) Sibaji Babu
(c) Indrani Debi
(d) Guruji

Answer:  A

Question. Why was it hard to believe the calamity of the future on that night?
(a) he night was peaceful
(b) It was very late
(c) It was unbelievable
(d) It was a lie

Answer:  A

Question. ‘A gigantic nuclear explosion —–, —— and —— could do the trick.’
(a) Suitably placed
(b) Suitably directed
(c) Suitably timed
(d) All of these

Answer:  D 

Question. The lesson Comet-I and Comet-II is written by __.
(a) Jayant Narlikar
(b) John Macpherson
(c) Manoj Dutta
(d) Indrani Debi 

Answer:  A 

Question. Who all were invited to the meeting?
(a) Astronomers and Computer scientists
(b) Nuclear physicists and Space technologists
(c) Biologists p
(d) All of the Above 

Answer:  D 

Question. When did James’ doubts about Sir John’s efficiency disappear?
(a) When he reported for the meeting
(b) When he saw all the listed experts present
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of the above 

Answer:  C 

Question. How long did Duttada stay after the meeting?
(a) An hour
(b) A day
(c) A week
(d) Two weeks 

Answer:  D 

Question. What did the experts think about James’ calculations?
(a) They were right
(b) They were wrong
(c) They had errors
(d)They weren’t updated 

Answer:  A 

Question. Who organised a yajna in the absence of Manoj Dutta?
(a) Dr. James
(b) Indrani Debi
(c) The people
(d) The students brother of Manoj Dutta. 

Answer:  B

Question. Who dropped James in the hotel of Regent street?
(a) Comet Dutta
(b) Johnson
(c) Sir Johnson
(d) No one

Answer:  C

Question. What name was given to the project?
(a) Project Light Brigade
(b) Charge of Light Brigade
(c) Project Light Emision
(d) None of the above

Answer:  A

Question. “I am not buying any Christmas presents till Dec. 15. Who said this?
(a) Dr. James
(b) Sir John
(c) Indrani Debi
(d) Manoj Dutta

Answer:  B

Important Questions for CBSE Class 8 English It So Happened Chapter 10

Short Answer Type Questions

1. What made Ernest well known?

Answer: Ernest became well known because of his wise thoughts and his conversation with people.

2. What did Ernest imagine while listening to the poet?

Answer: While listening to the poet, Ernest imagined that the Great Stone Face was bending forward to listen.

3. What did Ernest feel after reading the poems?

Answer: After reading the poems, Ernest felt the fulfillment of prophecy in the poet.

4. Why did Ernest’s words have power?

Answer: Ernest’s words had power because they agreed with his thoughts of reality and depth.

5. What message did Ernest’s words utter?

Answer: Ernest’s words uttered the message of a life of good deeds and selfless love.

6. Duttada was invited to a secret conference. Why was he called?

Answer: Manoj Dutta was Sir John’s special invitee to the conference. It was attended by astronomers, biologists and nuclear/space scientists. It lasted for one week. The hidden agenda was to check James Forsyth’s findings about Comet Dutta.

7. “I am confident now of buying my Christmas presents on December 15 – John Macpherson.’ Why had John not been buying presents?

Answer: On December 15, Comet Dutta came closest to the earth-at a distance of 80,000 km. Millions saw it and admired it but very few people knew how close the earth was to total destruction. When the comet passed off, John Macpherson heaved a sigh of relief. His operation had been successful. So he decided to celebrate Christmas.

8. What is the contrast in the character of Duttada’s wife. Do you agree to her orthodoxy?

Answer: Duttada’s wife is an educated lady with masters degree. Still she believes in superstitions. She gets a yajna performed for the safety and peace. She wants to purify her husband because he had travelled abroad. I don’t agree to her orthodoxy. It hampers our progress.

9. How was Duttada received after he returned from London?

Answer: On his return from London Duttada was greeted by the inevitable vast crowd of friends, students and the usual hampers-on. He was loaded with garlands. The media people were also around him with their questions.

Long Answer Type Questions

1. Duttada and the Defence Advisor became close friends and shared a secret. Elaborate.

Answer: Sir John Macpherson was the Britain’s defense advisor. He was shaken by the predictions of James Forsyth about Comet Dutta. The two were confident in each other. They became friends, waiting for the success of “Project Light Brigade’. It was a secret operation. Sir John did not want the people to know about the approaching comet and its consequences.

2. What action was needed to be taken to meet the challenge of the new comet?

Answer: The experts at the conference discussed two ways to save human lives. One was defensive measure, and the other was offensive measure. The people could be told to live in underground bunkers until the comet passed by. The other step was to push the comet from its course with the help of nuclear power. This operation was code-named “Project Light Brigade’.

The Comet-I MCQ Questions Class 8 English with Answers

Question. Who had James given the manuscript to?
(a) Nature
(b) IIA
(c) Sir John
(d) Taylor

Answer:  A

Question. Dibya was a
(a) woman who was Dutta’s friend
(b) woman who was Indrani’s friend
(c) maid who worked for them
(d) telescope which Duttada had

Answer:  D

Question. Did he like the publicity he was receiving?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Maybe
(d) Not mentioned in the story

Answer:  B

Question. Duttada’s secret ambition was to
(a) discover a new comet
(b) go to London
(c) be famous and wealthy
(d) Just look into the sky and watch it

Answer:  A

Question. Where did the envelope tell him to come?
(a) London
(b) Canada
(c) New York
(d) India

Answer:  A

Question. What was Duttada’s secret ambition?
(a) To discover an asteroid
(b) To buy a telescope
(c) To spend nights star-gazing
(d) To discover a comet

Answer:  D

Question. Who was he hobnobbing with?
(a) Dibya
(b) Indrani Debi
(c) Himself
(d) No one

Answer:  A

Question. What disturbed Indrani Debi’s sleep?
(a) Cold weather
(b) Burst of cool breeze
(c) Noises from the roof
(d) Absence of his husband

Answer:  B

Question. What does her wife think of Dibya?
(a) A telescope
(b) A designing woman
(c) A man
(d) His husband’s friend

Answer:  B

Question. What did she smile about?
(a) His hobnobbing
(b) Knowing her husband was oblivious of practical problems of living
(c) The cold weather
(d) The cool breeze

Answer:  B

Question. Whose orbits are highly eccentric?
(a) Planets
(b) Comets
(c) Asteroids
(d) None of the above

Answer:  B

Question. “The telescope was duly installed and long were the dark nights that Duttada spent in—–.”
(a) Star-gazing
(b) Dreaming
(c) Researching
(d) All of these

Answer:  A

Question. Who detected a faint stranger ?
(a) Dibya
(b) Nabin babu
(c) Indrani debi
(d) Duttadacorrect

Answer:  D

Question. Whose sleep was disturbed by a burst of cool breeze from the window?
(a) Duttada
(b) Dibya
(c) Indrani Debi
(d) None of these

Answer:  C

Question. What was her husband utterly oblivious of?
(a) Practical problems of living
(b) Her advice
(c) Dibya
(d) All of these

Answer:  A

Question. “So he has gone to hobnob with that wretched ——–!”
(a) Indrani Debi
(b) Duttada
(c) Friend
(d) Dibya

Answer:  D

Question. Whom did Duttada call ‘ Dibya Chakshu’?
(a) Dibya
(b) Indrani Debi
(c) Duttada, himself
(d) None of them

Answer:  A

Question. Who picked up the woollen pullower ?
(a) Indrani debicorrect
(b) Dibya
(c) both A and B
(d) Duttada

Answer:  A

Question. Who also orbit round the sun?
(a) Comets
(b) Planets
(c) Earth
(d) Moon

Answer:  A

Question. Duttada was fed up of:
(a) unwelcome publicity
(b) working hard
(c) discovering comets
(d) all the above

Answer:  A

Question. ‘Two days later the —– came out with the news:’
(a) Telegraph
(b) Ananda Bazar Patrika
(c) Sangbad pratidin
(d) The statesman

Answer:  B

Question. Whom did he inform about discovering of new comet?
(a) Indrani Debi
(b) ISRO
(c) IIA
(d) No one

Answer:  C

Question. Who was the defence science advisor to the U.K. Government?
(a) Taylor
(b) Dr. James
(c) Sir John Macpherson
(d) Manoj Dutta

Answer:  C

Question. How did Dutta feel to attend numerous receptions and functions?
(a) Happy
(b) Proud
(c) Digest
(d) Angry

Answer:  C

Question. ‘In the specious dining hall of king’s college,
(a) California
(b) Cambridge
(c) Oxford
(d) Harvard

Answer:  B

Question. What was Duttada’s ambition in life?
(a) To have a decent house
(b) To discover a comet
(c) To have a lot of money
(d) All the above

Answer:  B

Question. When was the next cometary collision supposed to happen?
(a) One year
(b) Ten months
(c) Eleven months
(d) Two years

Answer:  B

Question. Who did he inform about his finding?
(a) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(b) Indian Space Research Organisation
(c) Indian Institute of Astrophysics
(d) All of the Above

Answer:  C

Question. According to Indrani Debi, comets bring _____.
(a) Ill-luck
(b) Luck
(c) Money
(d) Prosperity

Answer:  A

Question. What would John have not tolerated if it were not Sir John in front of him?
(a) Aspersions on the accuracy of his work
(b) An order to suppress his work
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these

Answer:  C

Important Questions for CBSE Class 8 English It So Happened Chapter 9

Short Answer Type Questions

1. What importance did the telescope have in the life of Duttada?

Answer: The telescope marked the fulfillment of the ambition of a lifetime for Duttada?

2. Which paper carried out the news of Duttada’s discovery?

Answer: “Anand Bazaar Patrika” came out with the news of Duttada’s discovery of a new comet.

3. How did Johnson reached Whitehall so soon?

Answer: Johnson’s Ford Cortina brought them to Whitehall in less than 90 minutes.

4. What did Duttada call his telescope?

Answer: Dutta called his telescope Dibya Chakshu.

5. What did Indrani called Duttada’s telescope and why?

Answer: Indrani called telescope Dibya because she thought that telescope was like a designing woman who had ensnared her husband.

6. Describe a comet as explained in the story.

Answer: Comets are heavenly bodies that orbit round the sun. They have longish tail brilliantly lit by sunlight.

7. Why do professionals miss to discover new comets according to Duttada?

Answer: Professionals miss to discover new comets because they have pre-assigned programmes of looking at faint star and nebulous galaxies. They miss such insignificant things as comets.

8. What did Duttada do to confirm his discovery?

Answer: Duttada re-examined his charts, checked his Dibya for any smudges on optics, did some calculation etc. to confirm his discovery.

9. Why was the comet called ‘Comet Dutta’?

Answer: The comet was called ‘Comet Dutta’ according to the accepted practice. The new comet was named after its discoverer.

10. What is the important point discussed in James’ paper?

Answer: Important point discussed in James’ paper was that the new comet would collide with the Earth. It was inevitable.

11. How did Sir John get hold of James’s original manuscript?

Answer: Sir John got hold of the original manuscript of James as he obtained it from Taylor, the Editor of “Nature” who was his friend. James had given the manuscript to “Nature” to publish it without delay being important.

12. What is the important point the paper makes?

Answer: The important point which the paper made was the possibility of comet Dutta colliding with the Earth or with some asteroid before reaching down.

13. Why does Sir John say that James’s paper should not be published?

Answer: Sir John was not in favour of James’s paper to be published because it might raise controversies and panic among masses.

14. What the two men finally decide to to?

Answer: The two men finally decided to plan an important secret conference of international experts.

15. What did Indrani Debi think about Duttada’s telescope?

Answer: Indrani Debi thought that Duttada’s telescope was like a designing woman who had ensnared her husband. She used to call it Dibya.

16. What news was published in the Ananda Bazaar Patrika two days later?

Answer: The news was Calcutta Man Discovers New Comet Shri Manoj Dutta, a resident on the northern outskirts of Calcutta has claimed to have discovered a new comet. He has seen the comet on the last two nights and has informed the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) at Bangalore of its whereabouts.

17. What did the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) do after getting the information about the discovery of the new comet?

Answer: The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) confirmed the findings and communicated it worldwide. It named the new comet after its discoverer.

18. How did Duttada take his publicity?

Answer: Duttada was not happy with his publicity. Being an introvert, he didn’t like attending numerous receptions and functions organised in his honour. He got so fed up that he began to think that he had not discovered the comet.

19. How can you say that Indrani Debi was a superstitious lady?

Answer: Indrani Debi was an educated woman but at the same time she was superstitious also. She didn’t welcome the discovery of the new comet. She thought that it would bring calamities on her family as well as on the entire earth.

Long Answer Type Questions

1. What was Duttada’s hobby and secret ambition? How did he succeed in his adventure?

Answer: Duttada was an amateur astronomer. Star gazing was his hobby. But he had a scientific attitude. His secret ambition in life was to discover a comet or a shooting star. After his retirement he got the funds to buy a telescope and leisure enough to watch the stars. He named his eight-inch telescope Dibya-chakshu. He was successful in search. He discovered a comet heading towards the earth. It was called Dutta comet.

The news spread world over. James Forsyth predicted that the comet would collide with the earth and destroy it. Dutta’s wife, Indrani Debi, was afraid that the comet would cause ruin. She arranged a Yajna to pacify the evil spirit behind the comet. But the world scientists prepared a plan to make a nuclear explosion and deflect the comet from its path. The operation was named Project Light Brigade. It was successful. The world was saved. But Indrani Debi gave all credit to the holy yajna she got performed.

2. How does the new comet create a commotion in the world? How was the disaster averted at last?

Answer: Duttada took up star gazing as a hobby. His secret ambition was to discover a new comet. He used a small telescope and discovered a comet heading towards the earth. James Forsyth calculated that the comet would hit the earth in ten months. Comet Dutta created a commotion and panic among the scientists. Sir John Macpherson prepared a secret plan to give a push to the deadly comet. It was called Project Light Brigade. The operation was successful and the disaster was averted. But Duttada’s wife attributed the safety of the earth to the yajna she had performed.

3. Bring out the difference in outlook of Duttada and his wife in respect of the new comet. Who do you think deserves the crown of victory?

Answer: Duttada was an amateur scientist. Star gazing was his hobby. His secret ambition was to discover a new comet. He pursued his hobby firmly. He discovered a comet, heading towards the earth. He knew it could hit and destroy the earth. But the crisis could be averted by exploding a nuclear payload near the comet. This was a sensible and scientific approach. But his wife, Indrani Debi, was a superstitious woman. She went by what the priests said. To avert the ill-effect of the discovery, she organised a yajna. In the end she gave all credit for the safety of the earth to the yajna.

4. What were James Forsyth’s predictions’? What did he mean by rare circumstances?

Answer: James Forsyth predicted that the effect of the collision between the comet and the earth would be terrific. Their assessment was based on the calculations. The collision was unavoidable unless the comet split up near the sun and disappeared. Or it might collide with some other comet before reaching the earth. Otherwise, the comet would take ten months to hit the earth. These were the two rare circumstances.

5. Explain the point which Duttada gave in favour of the arrival/sight of comets?

Answer: Duttada cited some points in favour of the arrival of comets such as:

• There is no co-relation whatsoever with the arrival of a comet and the calamities on the earth.
• Comets have nothing harmful about them. They can pass harmlessly by causing no anxiety to anybody.

Jalebis MCQ Questions Class 8 English with Answers

Question. What happened as a result of eating jalebis?
(a) He got scolded
(b) He lost sleep
(c) He was absent in school for the first time
(d) He was away from home

Answer:  C

Question. The story develops because
(a) the narrator stole some money
(b) he was given four rupees
(c) he loved to eat sweets
(d) the school fee could not be collected on the fixed day

Answer:  D

Question. Which standard was he in, back then?
(a) Fifth
(b) Sixth
(c) Seventh
(d) Eighth

Answer:  A

Question. How much did he spend on jalebis?
(a) One rupee
(b) Two rupees
(c) Five rupees
(d) Four rupees

Answer:  D

Question. What were the coins keen about that day?
(a) Being saved
(b) Being paid as fees
(c) Being spent
(d) They were keen about nothing

Answer:  C

Question. Would he be elected that day, if children were allowed in the Assembly?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Maybe
(d) Not mentioned in the story

Answer:  A

Question. “The coins were so eager to be spent that day,” says the chil(d) In fact
(a) the coins do not speak
(b) the child was mad
(c) the child’s greed was becoming
(d) the child was joking uncontrollable

Answer:  C

Question. What did he do to make the coins silent?
(a) Spent them
(b) Shouted at them
(c) Clenched them in his fist
(d) He did nothing to make them silent

Answer:  C

Question. Which fear was killing him?
(a) Having spent the money
(b) Burping out a jalebi or two
(c) Having to eat dinner
(d) Having to see a doctor upon calling sick

Answer:  B

Question. Why was he forced to have dinner?
(a) He couldn’t say no to it because that demanded an explanation
(b) He couldn’t call in sick because the doctor would be called
(c) He had jalebis without his family
(d) Both A and (b)

Answer:  D

Question. What would man not have learned, if God answered all his prayers?
(a) How to walk
(b) How to speak
(c) How to breathe
(d) How to make jalebis

Answer:  D

Question. What had his elders warned him against?
(a) Crossing a track
(b) Being near a railway station
(c) Spending fees money on sweets
(d) Both A and C

Answer:  D

Question. Who did he tell he was, to Allahji?
(a) A peon
(b) A big officer
(c) A big officer’s nephew
(d) A peon’s nephew

Answer:  C

Question. Did he get his scholarship money the next day?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Maybe
(d) Not mentioned in the story

Answer:  A

Question. What makes you think he “rushed” to the bazaar on being fed up?
(a) He went without his sweater
(b) He went barefoot
(c) He went in his slippers
(d) He forgot the coins

Answer:  B

Question. Who was he supposed to show his face at Qayamat?
(a) Allah Miya
(b) Master Ghulam Mohammed
(c) His parents
(d) Himself

Answer:  A

Question. The author could not eat all jalebis , so he distributed remaining jalebis amoung………
(a) childrencorrect
(b) hungry sadhus
(c) hungry beggars
(d) his neighbours

Answer:  A

Question. What do you mean by ‘Chabutra’ ?
(a) Roof
(b) Platformcorrect
(c) Stairs
(d) None of these

Answer:  B

Question. What is the real problem in the end ?
(a) Payment of school fee after timecorrect
(b) No problem
(c) None of these

Answer:  A

Question. Where i reached ?
(a) At Kambelpur railway stationcorrect
(b) At home
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of these

Answer:  A

Question. The oldest coin asked the author to buy jalebis with the fees money and pay fees with the ——
(a) borrowed money
(b) earned money
)c) scholarship moneycorrect
(d) none of these

Answer:  C

Question. The name of the teacher who collected fees was———-
(a) Mohammad akbar
(b) Ghulam nabi
(c) Ghulam Azad
(d) Ghulam Mohammad

Answer:  D

Question. What do you mean by clamour ?
(a) Loud noisecorrect
(b) Don’t make noise
(c) Both A and B
(d) of these

Answer:  A

Question. What is the opposite word of ‘ prestige’ ?
(a) Disregard
(b) Disrespect
(c) Both A and Bcorrect
(d) None of these

Answer:  C

Question. What is the meaning of ‘Virtuous’ ?
(a) Good and noblecorrect
(b) Bad and dirty
(c) Gentle
(d) None of these

Answer:  A

Question. The author was a student of the government school Kambelpur. now called——
(a) Kanpur
(b) Katak
(c) Atakcorrect
(d) None of these

Answer:  C

Question. Complete the sentence:- Living in the nest like vulture and crow and would have learnt…..
(a) The art of making jalebiescorrect
(b) None
(c) The art of making Barfi
(d) The art of making Rasgulla

Answer:  A

Question. Who were jumping and screaming in the galli ?
(a) Childrencorrect
(b) Boys
(c) Girls
(d) people

Answer:  A

Question. Who is the writer of this chapter ?
(a) James Bond
(b) William
(c) Ahmed nadeem qasmicorrect
(d) H.H Munro

Answer:  C

Question. How much scholarship did the boy win in class IV?
(a) Four rupees
(b) Six rupees
(c) Eight rupees
(d) Ten rupees

Answer:  A

Important Questions for CBSE Class 8 English It So Happened Chapter 8

Short Answer Type Questions

1. Which class was the boy in?

Answer: The boy was in fifth standard.

2. Which school was the boy in?

Answer: The boy was in the government school Kambelpur, now called Atak.

3. How did the Master punish, according to the boy?

Answer: When Master Ghulam Mohammed got angry, he used to make the boys stand on the bench, not letting them sit till the bell rang.

4. What happened in the end?

Answer: The boy was caught in the end as the report of his absence had reached home. He must have been badly punished by everyone.

5. What were the coins in the narrator’s pocket asking him to do?

Answer: The coins in the narrator’s pocket were asking him to spend the money and buy jalebis.

6. Why did the passer by stare at the narrator?

Answer: The passer by stared at the narrator as the money in his pocket were speaking and creating glamour.

7. What did he do to get the money?

Answer: He prayed to Allah Miyan to help him get the money somehow to pay the fees.

8. He reached home with the coins in his pocket. What happened then?

Answer: He reached home with the coins in his pocket and they started to speak and shriek. So the boy got thoroughly fed up and rushed out of the house barefoot, towards the bazaar. He ordered the halwai to weigh, a whole rupee worth of jalebis for himself.

9. Why didn’t he eat all the jalebis he had bought?

Answer: He didn’t eat all the jalebis he had bought because he ate so many jalebis that his stomach was full—he had overeaten and could eat no more.

10. What did he do with the remaining Jalebis?

Answer: He started handing out jalebis to the children around. He again went and bought some more jalebis, literally distributing them like the Governor Saheb, even the beggars were expecting. A huge amount of jalebis were consumed.

11. “The fear was killing me”. What was the fear?

Answer: The boy’s fear was that his secret of eating jalebis should not be revealed to anyone. As he had overeaten, he got burps, with every burp he feared of vomiting the extra jalebis he had gobbled.

12. Children’s stomachs are like digestion machines. What do you understand by that? Do you agree?

Answer: Children can eat huge-large amount of food/eatables and can digest easily—which can’t be done in later ages. Children are tend to be active and growing so they have more digestive capacity. We agree to it. But children should not overeat otherwise they might fall sick at times; it is bad for health also.

13. How did he plan to pay the fees the next day?

Answer: He planned to pay the fees from the amount he was supposed to receive as scholarship.

14. What was the consequence of buying jalebis with the fees money?

Answer: The boy suffered badly of buying jalebis with the fees money by being absent from school, “crouching in the shade of a tree in a deserted corner of the railway station” feeling miserable and pathetic.

15. He offers to play a game with Allah Miyan. What is the game?

Answer: He decided to play a game with Allah Miyan. He used to form a starting place to touch the signal. Allah Miyan was supposed to put four rupees under the big rock. The boy would touch the signal and come back. It would be fun if he found four rupees underneath the rock.

17. Did he get four rupees by playing the game? What did he get to see under the rock?

Answer: No, he did not get the desired four rupees by playing the game. When he went to the rock, there was a big hairy worm that curled, twisted and wriggled towards him. The second time also, when he saw under the rock, he saw the worm coiled on it comfortably.

18. If God had granted his wish that day, what harm would it have caused him in later life?

Answer: If God had granted his wish that day. He wouldn’t have learnt his lesson.

19. How did the coins persuade the boy to buy jalebis?

Answer: The coins told the boy that the jalebis were fresh, crisp and syrupy. They were meant to be eaten and only those with money in their pocket could eat them.

20. How did the boy respond to the coins?

Answer: The boy didn’t heed to the coins. He was a good and intelligent boy. He told the coins not to misguide him. He got so much at home that he considered even looking at something in the bazaar a sin.

23. Why did the boy hold all the four coins tight in his fist?

Answer: All the four coins began to speak at the same time in order to make the boy ready to buy the jalebis. There was such a clamour that passersby in the bazaar stared at him and his pocket. So, the boy grabbed all of them and held them tight in his fist to make them silent.

24. Did the boy eat all the jatebis by himself? How can you say?

Answer: The boy didn’t eat all the jalebis by himself. He ate himself to his heart’s content and distributed the rest among the boys from neighbourhood.

25. Why did the boy’s head start to spin in the school?

Answer: As soon as he reached the school, he came to know that the scholarship was going to be paid the following month. This news intensified his tension so much that his head started to spin.

Long Answer Type Questions

1. When it is time to pay the fees, what does he do? How is he disobeying the elders by doing so?

Answer: When it was time to pay the fees, he tucked his bag under the arm and left the school and simply kept on walking in the noise’s direction i.e., straight. He reached the point where the Kambelpur railway station began. The elders had warned him never to cross the railway tracks and never eat sweets with one’s fees money. All these instructions escaped his mind that day, anyhow.

2. Comment on the significance of the jalebis in the story.

Answer: Jalebis are central to the story. These are hot, fresh and syrupy. A school boy falls to the sweet temptation of jalebis. He spends all his school fees money in buying jalebis. He eats himself and also distributes them among children. He regrets his weakness later. He prays to God to send him four rupees. But he gets no help from God. He realises in later life that God cannot meet everybody’s demand. Were he so generous, man would not have developed the skill of making jalebis.

3. Write a short note on the character of the schoolboy in Jalebis.

Answer: The schoolboy in the story Jalebis carries four rupees to school to pay the school fees. He is honest, God fearing and brilliant student. He has won a scholarship also. He has never been punished. He enjoys prestige. He feels shy of standing in the bazaar and eating jalebis. But the coins in his pocket persuade him to go wrong. And he repents his foolishness. He asks for God’s help. He can recite the namaz and some portions from the Quran. His experience, however, teaches him a valuable lesson.

4. How does the schoolboy try to please God to come to his rescue?

Answer: The schoolboy faces a crisis after he has spent his school fees on the jalebis. He turns to Allah Miyan for help. He apologises to God. He promises to never repeat that mistake, and recites the namaaz and few verses from the Quran. He hopes in vain that God will put money under the rock. He plays a game with God. But he finds no coins but a hairy worm under the rock.

5. His prayer to God is like a lawyer’s defence of a bad case. Does he argue his case well? What are the points he makes?

Answer: Yes, he argued his case very well. Some of the points are as follows.

• He had memorised the last ten surats of Quran and the entire ayat-ul-kursi so he was very religious minded.
• He confessed by admitting his mistake of eating jalebis. He did not eat alone rather distributed to a whole lot of children.
• He was totally unaware of the fact that the scholarship money would be handed over the next month otherwise he would never had finished the money on eating jalebis.